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(Aug. 15, 2011) - Training surgical residents to communicate effectively with patients in specific scenarios -- for example, when a patient has cancer -- may enhance their communication skills for ...

Improving the communication skills of clinicians and nurses builds rapport and trust with patients. Communication between staff and patients is a crucial component of patient experience at hospitals, ...

Some basic steps taught to doctors during a hospital-wide training program improved patients’ perception of their physicians' communication skills. The training program, which outlined best practices ...

PI: Chao-Hui Sylvia Huang, PhD, MA, Med, The Psychosocial Oncology Training Academy (POTA) is a professional training quality improvement project designed to enhance knowledge and skills of mental ...

INDIANAPOLIS ― With a focus on helping fellow practitioners improve their patient-care skills, members of the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Commission of the American Academy of Physician ...

Effective patient-centred communication is crucial for improving care. But how can it be achieved? And how can one avoid a purely medical perspective? According to Remke van Staveren, a Dutch ...

The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) has published a set of guidelines and best practices that can help clinicians improve how they communicate with patients receiving cancer therapy and ...

A New Quality Standard: The Integration of Psychosocial Care Into Routine Cancer Care Extensive literature review including meta-analyses of trials, conceptual models, techniques, and potential ...

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 29, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NBME announced the availability of its Communication Learning Assessment (CLA), which is designed to help medical students practice and develop ...

Empirical research indicates that communication between oncologists and patients needs to be improved. Physicians tend to focus on technical aspects of treatment without describing possible outcomes ...

Increasing emphasis is being placed on the development of authentic instruments for assessing the competence of health professionals. Patients offer a unique perspective for assessing aspects of ...